An unbalanced diet and poor lifestyle are common reasons for numerous health
complications in humans. Probiotics are known to provide substantial benefits to human …

The major part of microbiological practices is the proper identification of isolated bacterial
strains. The biochemical tests are based on the fact that each kind of bacteria, due to their …

This book provides a broad account of various applied aspects of microbiology for quality
and safety evaluations in food, water, soil, environment and pharmaceutical sciences. The …

Recently, the attention to exploring and applying probiotics has been increased. Probiotics
are living microscopic organisms that have valuable impacts on health when consumed in …

Mobile cell phones which are an extensively used gadget have become gradually
assimilated into the daily lives of general populations in society. The purpose of this study …

In the present study, an actinomycete (Streptosporangium sp) isolated from soil samples
collected from Uttarakhand region was studied for its antibacterial activity against Gram …

Microbiological analysis of food and food products is important as growth of microbes occurs
in food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria and fungi which critically affects the quality of …

Culture media refers to the 'mixture of nutrients in an appropriate ratio'which provides the
nutritional requirements of the microorganisms leading to their growth under in vitro …

Safe drinking water is of utmost importance to provide tangible benefits to health, active
efforts should be made to achieve the quality of drinking water. Safe drinking water is thus …

Pharmaceutical microbiology is the study of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi
present in or on the drug and pharmaceutical product, during manufacturing of injectable or …